Earlier this week the Daily Mail reported the story of an Israeli man who divorced his wife for refusing to part with her 550 cats. When push came to shove, she chose her feline companions over her husband.
Perhaps the final straw for the husband was not being able to sleep in his own bed due to the number of cats in the house. They also prevented him from accessing the bathroom and eating meals in the kitchen.
It is hardly surprising that the court's calls for a reconciliation fell on deaf ears.
We, as family lawyers, are often faced with arguments between divorcing couples regarding their pets, but it is more usual for disputes to centre around who gets the dog, rather than whether you choose your spouse or the dog!
This is a classic example of a spouse citing the other spouse's "unreasonable behaviour" - one of the facts upon which couples can obtain an immediate divorce. Apart from this and adultery, couples must otherwise wait two years to divorce by consent and, whilst there are proposals for this to change, there are no immediate plans for law reform.
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